Website Changelog

August 3, 2026 · Year-aware seasonal branding calendar

• Expanded the coordinated header wordmark calendar with the supplied civic, cultural, faith, family, service, sporting, and seasonal observances.
• Added reusable annual rules for fixed dates, weekday-based holidays, Easter-related dates, Passover, Lunar New Year, equinoxes, clock changes, and Thanksgiving-related dates.
• Kept organizer-controlled and specially declared dates fail-closed outside verified annual data, while preserving Eastern-time switching, accessible explanations, responsive layouts, and ordinary branding as the fallback.

August 3, 2026 · Clear mobile holiday note placement

• Moved the tap-opened holiday explanation below the compact technology-news strip so both remain readable.
• Preserved the one-tap explanation, second-tap homepage link, and established header controls.

August 3, 2026 · Tap-accessible holiday explanation

• Visitors on compact touch layouts can tap the holiday badge once to read why the wordmark changed without leaving the page.
• A second tap follows the established homepage link; mouse hover and keyboard focus remain available on larger layouts.

August 3, 2026 · Cleaner mobile holiday wordmark

• Removed the redundant second holiday symbol from the compact header so each responsive wordmark has one clear commemorative mark.
• Tightened the holiday badge to preserve comfortable separation from the Call and menu controls on mobile.

August 3, 2026 · Reliable keyboard holiday notes

• Made the holiday explanation reliably appear whenever keyboard focus reaches the commemorative wordmark.
• Preserved mouse hover, exact Eastern-time activation, mobile recognition, and the standard non-holiday fallback.

August 3, 2026 · Holiday branding on every header layout

• Ensured the approved national-holiday treatment reaches every responsive Blocksy header instance, including the compact mobile logo.
• Preserved the exact-date Eastern-time calendar, accessible explanation, standard non-holiday fallback, and established header layout.

August 3, 2026 · National-holiday branding

• Added tasteful, date-controlled header wordmark treatments for the 11 national holidays on the approved 2026 calendar.
• Each holiday treatment includes its own respectful symbol and an accessible hover or keyboard-focus note explaining why the branding changed.
• The standard The IT Guys branding remains the automatic fallback on every non-holiday date, with compact holiday recognition on mobile.

August 3, 2026 · Call-button alignment

• Extended the desktop technology-news strip so its right edge aligns with the end of the Call button, matching the requested header guide.
• Reduced the desktop strip height from 30 pixels to 28 pixels while preserving readable, unclipped content and the larger mobile layout.

August 3, 2026 · Slimmer technology strip

• Reduced the desktop technology-news strip to an exact 30-pixel height while keeping headlines readable and unclipped.
• Preserved the larger mobile layout, 15-second rotation, pause control, source links, and technology-only monitoring.

August 3, 2026 · More comfortable news timing

• Slowed technology-story rotation from six seconds to 15 seconds for more comfortable reading.
• Narrowed the desktop strip slightly to add clear separation from the Search and Call controls.

August 3, 2026 · Rotating technology news

• Widened the header news strip and restricted its monitored coverage to technology, cybersecurity, Apple, Linux, and Microsoft developments.
• Added six-second story rotation, a visible pause control, reduced-motion protection, source attribution, and automatic expiry.

August 3, 2026 · Breaking-news strip

• Added a compact, source-linked breaking-news alert beneath the desktop navigation and below the mobile header.
• Kept the alert static, keyboard accessible, responsive, and automatically hidden when its verified story expires.

August 2, 2026 · Refreshed brand mark

• Introduced a new blue-interior The IT Guys logo with the concise “IT. Handled.” tagline.
• Added an accessible description and responsive WordPress image variants for the updated header identity.

August 2, 2026 · Changelog launch

• Created this permanent, responsive Website Changelog covering every WEBUI release from version 1.0.0 forward.
• Added a discreet linked version note immediately below the homepage celebration artwork.
• Established changelog publication as a required step for every future production WEBUI release.

August 2, 2026 · Celebration

• Published Jennifer’s wide celebration artwork to the WordPress Media Library in optimized WebP format.
• Placed the accessible celebration section between “Ask The IT Guys” and “Latest Blog” while preserving the homepage’s approved order.
• Kept supporting text and meaningful alternative text available outside the image.

August 2, 2026 · Cleaner articles

• Removed the redundant “Keep or Share this guide” panel while retaining Jennifer’s author card and the canonical sharing row.
• Closed comments and pingbacks throughout the public article interface without deleting historical records.

August 2, 2026 · Print and PDF controls

• Added transparent printer and PDF Export icon controls above every article title.
• Provided accessible 48-by-48-pixel targets and hid the controls from printed output.
• Connected PDF Export to the browser’s reliable “Save as PDF” print flow.

August 2, 2026 · Sharing cleanup

• Prevented AddToAny from automatically inserting a second sharing kit into older card excerpts.
• Standardized one canonical sharing row per homepage and archive card.

August 2, 2026 · Familiar sharing

• Replaced the temporary custom card-share buttons with the site’s existing AddToAny sharing kit.
• Preserved the approved service order and familiar 32-pixel icon presentation on homepage and archive cards.

August 2, 2026 · Visible release label

• Added the active child-theme release number to the bottom of every public page.
• Styled the label as a quiet, consistent part of the site footer.

August 2, 2026 · Index and contact actions

• Improved the all-pages Article Index with compact but readable text and better control sizing.
• Added clear Call and Email action buttons to the Contact page.
• Preserved the correct Port Saint Lucie address and responsive contact presentation.

August 2, 2026 · Calendar readability

• Restored intentionally white store and video CTA labels on the dark buttons in the August PC game-release calendar.

August 2, 2026 · Article flow

• Reordered article presentation into a natural reading sequence: featured hero, article content, Jennifer author card, then supporting tools.

August 2, 2026 · Bookmark guidance

• Turned bookmark help into an accessible dialog with platform-aware instructions.
• Added copy-link fallback behavior, close controls, focus restoration, Escape-key support, and mobile-safe positioning.

August 2, 2026 · Article heroes

• Automatically displayed existing featured artwork inside articles that did not already begin with a hand-placed hero.
• Protected manually designed opening artwork from duplication.

August 2, 2026 · Ask The IT Guys contrast

• Kept the upcoming Ask The IT Guys broadcast date legible in white on its blue panel.

August 2, 2026 · Bookmark polish

• Added browser-safe bookmark guidance and a floating bookmark entry point.
• Improved author-link contrast, print suppression, and mobile placement around existing floating controls.

August 2, 2026 · Jennifer and reader tools

• Expanded Jennifer’s approved author biography and made her local WordPress portrait part of the article experience.
• Added bookmark assistance alongside sharing, printing, and PDF tools.
• Refined the homepage content order and removed unneeded feature assets from pages that did not use them.

August 2, 2026 · Author contrast and performance

• Protected the author-card heading and link contrast on its dark background.
• Stopped loading feature-specific plugin assets on the posts homepage when those features were absent.

August 2, 2026 · Author-card layout

• Removed empty author-card spacing and aligned Jennifer’s portrait and biography into a tighter, more dependable grid.

August 2, 2026 · Responsive author identity

• Styled Jennifer’s visible author card for desktop, mobile, and clean printed output.

August 2, 2026 · Local author portrait

• Replaced the remote Gravatar dependency with Jennifer’s locally managed WordPress portrait.
• Introduced a consistent Jennifer author identity on articles she authored.

August 2, 2026 · Stability and accessibility

• Protected white text in older dark editorial panels and improved warm-accent contrast.
• Made horizontally scrollable article tables keyboard reachable and labeled.
• Disabled the Trustindex carousel’s delayed autoplay to improve visual stability and reduce late layout changes.

August 2, 2026 · CTA link clarity

• Improved underline visibility and white-link contrast inside quick-tip, how-to, and call-to-action panels.

August 2, 2026 · Dark-panel readability

• Restored pure-white headings and copy where global theme colors entered dark-blue article panels.

August 2, 2026 · Action contrast

• Kept site-owned blue action bubbles readable with pure-white text.
• Improved WooCommerce category and tag contrast and opacity.

August 2, 2026 · Mobile article tools

• Improved mobile wrapping and scroll positioning for article actions.
• Hardened Print and Save-as-PDF interactions across responsive layouts.

August 2, 2026 · Responsive controls

• Refined the header call control across desktop, tablet, and mobile widths.
• Added accessible names to social-media attachments and labels to scrollable article tables.

August 2, 2026 · Reader-tool design

• Styled the header Call button, article-card share actions, and article share/print/PDF toolbar.
• Improved Gutenberg alignment, article heading rhythm, responsive behavior, and economical print output.

August 2, 2026 · Sharing and export foundation

• Added privacy-respecting share and email controls to homepage and archive cards.
• Added article sharing, printing, and browser-native PDF export.
• Added a direct Call control beside the header search action.

August 2, 2026 · WooCommerce cleanup

• Improved product-tag contrast and corrected duplicate product headings when WooCommerce used legacy short descriptions.

August 2, 2026 · Accessibility refinement

• Added local-business footer language, a semantic homepage heading, and runtime correction for duplicate legacy headings.
• Improved labels and keyboard behavior for preserved third-party widgets, newsletter controls, buttons, and links.
• Strengthened visible focus, link contrast, and button readability.

August 2, 2026 · Production-quality baseline

• Consolidated the live child-theme visual corrections into versioned theme code rather than temporary presentation fixes.
• Established a stable, scoped design and accessibility baseline across pages, articles, WooCommerce, navigation, and footer surfaces.

August 2, 2026 · Blocksy goes live

• Activated the custom Blocksy child theme through a rollback-controlled production release.
• Preserved the homepage sequence of Search, Trustindex, Ask The IT Guys, and Latest Blog.
• Added the visible “Latest Blog” heading and completed responsive navigation and widget placement corrections.

August 2, 2026 · Site integration

• Connected the new design to protected homepage discovery, global utility, and pre-footer widget areas.
• Scoped all child-theme styles so the previous theme remained a dependable rollback option.
• Prepared responsive business-content surfaces for production activation.

August 2, 2026 · Modernization foundation

• Created The IT Guys’ custom Blocksy child-theme foundation.
• Introduced the responsive blue, navy, and teal visual system, rounded cards, consistent spacing, accessible focus treatments, and mobile-first safeguards.
• Built the modernization as an isolated, versioned layer without editing WordPress core or the Blocksy parent theme.